Penholder.



J. W. CLARE.

PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28.1915.

1,179,347. Patented Apr. 11,1916. I

INVENTOR PATENT @FFIQFL.

JOHN w. CLARE, or ALBANY, New YORK.

PENI-IOLDEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, mic.

Application filed July 28, 1915. Serial No. 42,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. C ane, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in penholders and more particularly to an attachment for extracting the pen from the holder.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a penholder having an attachment for extracting the pen from the holder without soiling the fingers.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment which is simple and inexpensive in construction and one in which it is possible to secure suliicient leverage to extract the pen when it is tightly held from rust or corrosion.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more clearly understood from the following description and drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in section, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a penholder of any well known construction having a sleeve 2 secured to the end thereof in any suitable manner. The sleeve 2 is provided on the top with an elongated opening 3, the purpose of which will be presently described. IVithin the sleeve 2 is held a sleeve 4- which is closed at the outer end, as indicated at 5, and said sleeve 4 is shorter than the sleeve 2 and of less diameter than the interior of the sleeve 2 whereby a sufficient space will be left between the two sleeves to receive the end of the pen 6. The sleeve is provided on each side thereof with an elongated opening 7, the purpose of which will be presently described.

A'band 8 is slidably mounted between the sleeves 2 and l and said band is of substantially inverted U-shape to conform to the curvature of the sleeve 4. A lever 9 is pivotally connected to the sleeve 2, at 10, and extends through the elongated opening 3 in the sleeve 2. A linkll is connected to the lever 9 by passing through an opening thereinand the free ends of said link 11 are bent at right angles, as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings and the right angle extensions pass through the elongated slots 7 in the sleeve e andengaging in openings formed in the band 8.

From the above detailed description it is thought that the advantages and operation of my device will be clearly understood. When the penholder is being used the parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the lever 9 engaging the rear end of the elongated slot 3. When it is desired to extract the pen the lever 9 is forced toward the forward end of the elongated slot 3 and such movement will carry the link 11 forward which in turn forces the band 8 toward the end of the sleeve. The band engages the end of the pen 6 and thereby forces it from between the sleeves 2 and 4:. The elongated openings 7 in the sleeve 4 allow the link 11 to be reciprocated, as above described. By having the lever and link connection of the construction claimed it will be seen that suflicient leverage is secured for extracting the pen though it might be tightly held by rust or corrosion. By using an extractor of the type described it is not necessary to soil the fingers while removing the pen from the holder.

Having fully described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. In a penholder, a sleeve, a second sleeve received within the first-mentioned sleeve, a band mounted between the sleeves, and means for reciprocating the band.

2. In a penholder, a sleeve, a second sleeve received within the first mentioned sleeve, a lever pivotally connected to the first mentioned sleeve, a band slidably mounted between the sleeves, and means connecting the band. and lever.

3. In a p'enholder, a sleeve, a second sleeve received in the first mentioned sleeve, said sleeve being of less diameter than the interior bore of the first mentioned sleeve, an inverted U-shaped band slidably mounted between the two sleeves, a lever pivotally connected to the first mentioned sleeve, and means connecting the lever and band.

4:- In a penholder, a sleeve having an elongated slot therein, a second sleeve received in the first mentioned sleeve, a band slidably mounted between the two sleeves, a lever pivotally connected to the first mentioned sleeve and extending through the islot, and a link connecting the band and ever.

5. In a penholder, a sleeve having an elongated slot therein, a second sleeve received within the first mentioned sleeve and provided with elongated slots, a band slidably mounted between the two sleeves, a lever pivotally connected to the first mentioned sleeve and extending through the elongated slot therein, and a link connected to said lever, said link having right angled extensions passing through the elongated 13 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

